If lawmakers fail to reach an agreement, federal government funding will run out on Dec. 20. Virginia's two senators, Tim ...

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries speaks with NPR's Michel Martin about his new book, The ABCs of Democracy, and what's ...

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee said he's all for President-elect Donald Trump's proposed plan to shut down the U.S. Department of ...

The PRESS Act, which would protect journalists from government spying, enjoys broad bipartisan support and has passed the ...

Republicans have won enough seats to control the U.S. House, completing the party’s sweep into power and securing their hold ...

With Republicans now holding full control of the government, they have a clear path to pursue major immigration reforms, tax ...

Trump wants to not just shake up but eliminate the federal education bureaucracy and send it back to the states. Students ...

The state’s hospital industry is vying to secure its interests before Republicans take control of the White House and U.S.

The South Dakota senator prevailed over John Cornyn and Trump ally Rick Scott in the vote Wednesday.

Republicans in the House and Senate elected their leaders Wednesday after securing a trifecta — winning the House, Senate and ...

WASHINGTON — The new Senate Republican majority promises to leave the filibuster in place, retaining the 60-vote threshold to pass most legislation — even if it stands in the way of the Trump agenda ...

The government faces another shutdown in five weeks and members have just returned from a month-long break. Both sides are ...